http://www.fmr.co.za Every weekday at 11h00 in The Classic Morning, Rodney Trudgeon features the Composer of the Week on FMR. Music of various genres by a composer is played along with short biographical and anecdotal information. Music en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:17:08 +0200 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:24:19 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 Fine Music Radio no Weekly feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p234/logo_9953_20260428_142607_1400.jpeg http://www.fmr.co.za Every weekday at 11h00 in The Classic Morning, Rodney Trudgeon features the Composer of the Week on FMR. Fine Music Radio episodic Fine Music Radio wesley@fmr.co.za false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1699951 https://iono.fm/e/1699951 Music Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 20 - 24 July 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 58:57 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1697522 https://iono.fm/e/1697522 Max Bruch is our Composer of the Week. ]]> Music Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 13 July - 17 July 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 47:59 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1695072 https://iono.fm/e/1695072 Music Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 06 July - 10 July 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 37:47 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1692220 https://iono.fm/e/1692220 He was not a very nice man, but his music, transcends his human failings.
Richard Wagner is our composer of the week. ]]> Music Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 29 June - 03 July 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 53:03 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1690015 https://iono.fm/e/1690015 Apparently, his operas also influenced Wagner.
Carl Maria von Weber is our Composer of the Week. ]]> Music Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 22 June - 26 June 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 52:35 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1687623 https://iono.fm/e/1687623 Edward Elgar is our composer of the week. ]]> Music Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 15 June - 19 June 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 52:22 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1685530 https://iono.fm/e/1685530 Ralph Vaughan William is, our composer of the week ]]> Music Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 08 June - 12 June 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 1:02:49 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1683157 https://iono.fm/e/1683157 little wonder he is considered by many to be the greatest of all Italian opera composers. and was described as “the very soul of Italy”.
Guiseppe Verdi is our composer of the week. ]]> Music Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 01 June - 05 June 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 51:08 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1680925 https://iono.fm/e/1680925 He took the eight-year-old into his home, teaching him for free for two years. While he never matched the genius of his teacher, he is best known today for a famous trumpet work. Our Composer of the week is: Johann Nepomuk Hummel ]]> Music Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 25 May - 29 May 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 48:35 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1678776 https://iono.fm/e/1678776 Music Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 18 May - 22 May 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 46:19 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1676896 https://iono.fm/e/1676896 Music Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 11 May - 15 May 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 57:33 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1673977 https://iono.fm/e/1673977 Sadly, his own fan base only truly flourished after his death.
Johann Sebastian Bach is our composer of the week. ]]> Music Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 04 May - 8 May 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 42:30 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1672996 https://iono.fm/e/1672996 Robert Schumann is Fine Music Radio’s Composer of the Week. ]]> Music Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - 27 Apr - 01 May 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 52:23 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1670801 https://iono.fm/e/1670801 Music Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - Joseph Haydn - 6 Apr - 10 Apr 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 44:17 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1670806 https://iono.fm/e/1670806 But what did happen is that he wrote one of the greatest violin concertos in the world. Jean Sibelius was our composer of the week. ]]> Music Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - Jean Sibelius - 20 Apr - 24 Apr 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 55:27 Composer of the Week https://iono.fm/e/1670803 https://iono.fm/e/1670803 Music Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0200 0 0 Composer Of The Week - Dmitri Shostakovich - 13 Apr - 17 Apr 26 0 0 Fine Music Radio full 40:30 Composer of the Week